Blake Baxter is a native Detroit-er, a true pioneer when it comes to Detroit Techno and electronic dance music.

He is a passionate music producer and DJ; a part of the first wave of Detroit Techno artists/deejays and musicians from the mid-80’s. Affectionately called by his peers “The Prince of Techno” Blake’s pulse is spoken word and dance rhythms. He calls his methodology “ Poetry and Rhythm” with a blend of Detroit Techno and Chicago House music. Electronically speaking beyond the music categorizations for Blake it`s Afrofuturism expressing his art spiritually thru technology.

Blake started producing music in 1985. His first productions were recorded in Chicago, originality due for release on DJ International, but his first official release was in 1987 on KMS Records in Detroit.

Notably, Blake also released music on “Underground Resistance” record label (Detroit) and “Tresor Records” (Berlin Germany) and is currently releasing music on his own record labels “Mix Records”, Acid313, Afrodesitrax, Raw Data recordings, and Technological Audio Research.

Blake has worked with a variety of producers over the years on musical collaborations and you can hear his unmistakable sound that comes out in every production.

As a DJ Mr. Baxter continues to tour worldwide, he passionately plays to the audience and feeds off of the energy of the room taking them on a musical journey through the medium of sound spinning dance classics, techno, and house music.